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Nintendo has the games that will ship along side the company's dual-screen handheld this year.

By Craig Harris

Nintendo has announced that it will release 10 to 12 games for its Nintendo DS dual-screen portable gaming system within the first 30 days of the system's launch. By the end of the first quarter, the system will have more than 20 to 25 games from first and third party companies combined.

Nintendo's list of DS-specific first-party franchises due for release next year includes a multiplayer Mario Kart, as well as Metroid Prime Hunters, WarioWare, Inc. DS, Animal Crossing, Yoshi's Touch & Go, Advance Wars DS and a new Super Mario Bros. title. Third-party publishers will feature GoldenEye: Rogue Agent and Need for Speed Underground from EA, Viewtiful Joe from Capcom, Bomberman from Hudson Soft, Frogger from Konami, a Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles title from Square Enix, and many more.

Though pricing strategies have not been released for the Nintendo DS system, expect Nintendo-published games to retail for as low as $29.99. Third-party game prices have not been revealed.

"DS provides the road map to the future of video games," says Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales & marketing. "The overwhelming support of strong third-party titles, combined with Nintendo's flagship franchise, makes this the strongest software support for any Nintendo system in more than a decade."

We'll have more on the Nintendo DS launch library later today at Nintendo's Gamers Summit in Seattle.

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